NO SCHOOL MARCH 10
There will be no school for students on Friday, March 10 due to Professional Development.
SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION
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Mrs. Healy’s Big History class is currently learning about collective learning in early hunter gatherer societies. On this day they were presenting their group’s assigned hunter gatherer society. For the project each group had to create a menu based on each tribe’s specific location and diet. From that menu each group had to make and bring in a dish to share with the class. Each group also created a mural depicting life in that tribe and create 3 artifacts that may have been used/created by their tribe. Each class had a great time learning about the different hunter gatherer societies in early humans and sampling all of the food!
SENIOR SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION LEVEL STUDENTS
Congratulations to our soon to be graduating seniors. Academic recognitions that will be awarded at our Honors Convocation that include Scholars of Highest Distinction, Scholars of Distinction and Scholars of Achievement have been announced and are posted in the counseling office. If you have a question or concern please contact the counseling office.
Students attaining the highest level have received a composite ACT score of 32 OR SAT composite of 1450 or higher, taken four or more AP courses and have a GPA of 3.9 or higher. Acknowledgement as a Scholar of Distinction requires a 3.8-3.899 GPA, three or more AP courses and a composite ACT of 28 OR SAT composite of 1310 or higher. Scholars of Achievement have a GPA of 3.5-3.799, taken two or more AP courses, and have a composite ACT score of 26 OR SAT composite of 1240 or higher.
Students attaining the highest level have received a composite ACT score of 32 OR SAT composite of 1450 or higher, taken four or more AP courses and have a GPA of 3.9 or higher. Acknowledgement as a Scholar of Distinction requires a 3.8-3.899 GPA, three or more AP courses and a composite ACT of 28 OR SAT composite of 1310 or higher. Scholars of Achievement have a GPA of 3.5-3.799, taken two or more AP courses, and have a composite ACT score of 26 OR SAT composite of 1240 or higher.
SCHOLARS OF HIGHEST DISTINCTION
Harrison Catlin Dipra Debnath Zachary DeLang Hope Fryer Ana Imam Hamza Kaakarli Mary Keller John Kim Julia Labban Mark Landry William Mattox Rachael Morin Shreyans Munot Ronith Murali Meghan Rhoades Andrew Smith Eugene Ninotchka Valdez Chrismaria William |
SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION
Hiba Abbas John Alsaigh Jasneet Aulakh Owen Bennett Audrey Bevacqua Jessica Carl Areej Chaudhry John Dubeck Kadry Elkalawozgy Sean Galer Morgan Gallagher Sean Gielow Maya Gilgenbach Madeline Halsey Kate Harding Matthew Hawke Delaney Herczeg Kevin Im Lauren Kaliszewski Melanie Kelley Angad Khatra David Kim Andrew Kohrman Jake Komer Christopher Labadie Michael Lee Avery McMillan Claire McPherson Yue Meng Michelle Mertz Megan Nakoneczny Lisa Nasiadka Christian Nguyen Maleyna Oehlberg Cameron Page Marisa Patel Roman Petrusha Louis Rolland Joshua Saluk Emily Schneider Sarah Schneider Romir Sheth Mrudula Sriram Anthony Su Tziporah Tiller Erin Williamson Shuting Yang Olivia Yee |
SCOHLARS OF ACHIEVEMENT
George Azzam Drew Boudreau Amanda Capaldi Bradley Carlson Anna Dean Andreas Eickhoff Bianca Elias Mackenzie Furgerson Kiyon Govender Andrew House John Huffman Neha Jabeen Jacob Jackson Kyle Johnson Shelby Kerre Paul Leo Amanda Lewis Anuj Malavia Mark Matynka Sarah Menad Benjamin Morrow Mary Murphy Oliver Najar Roxanne Parman Jigar Patel Jacob Perry Demetri Pliakos Margaret Roehling Emily Smith Christian Storinsky Uno Strzelichowski Kaylee Uh Ashley Wiedbusch Brandon Wright Erika Yang |
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
FRIENDS OF THE FALCONS GALA

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GOOD LUCK RHS CHEER
Thank you to our RHS Band and parents for wishing our Cheer team well at the State Championships! Good luck, Falcons!
HIGH SCHOOL TESTING DATES
EIGHTH GRADE PARENT NIGHT
SPRING CONFERENCES
Spring conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 5:00 - 8:00 in the RHS Media Center and Mall area. Below is the layout for teacher placement. Please remember to bring your students schedule with you to the event.
BOOK DRIVE
BAND FUNDRAISER
The Rochester HS Bands are hosting an all-day fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings this coming Sunday, March 5, 2017. Come join us at the Rochester location (1234 Walton Rd.) for lunch, dinner, or a snack. Present a copy of the attached flyer to your server and the RHS Bands will receive 20% of the total sales from BWW.

Band Fundraiser |
CHARITY WEEK FUNDRAISER

Charity Week Fundraiser |
BORROW eBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS - FOR FREE
The next time your son or daughter is looking to select their next book to read, have them take a look on our RCS subscription to OverDrive, the online library eBook borrowing system. We currently subscribe to hundreds of titles covering all grade levels and interests, ranging from classics to the latest young adult fiction.
Take a look at http://rochesterk12.lib.OverDrive.com and sign in with your student's school computer login ID and password. Once signed in, start by clicking on Collections, and browse the High School collection. You can also use the left-side menu to narrow down the choices by interest level, reading level, eBook or audio format, and more.
eBooks on OverDrive are readable from almost any type of device through either a web browser or the OverDrive app and can be downloaded for offline reading. Download our helpful how-to guide here for more details.
In addition, take a look at the collection available through Rochester Hills Public Library's subscription too! Go to http://rochester.OverDrive.com and sign in with your public library card number. Between the two different collections, your child is bound to find his or her next favorite book! And speaking of finding new favorites, try this web site for ideas: http://whatshouldireadnext.com.
Take a look at http://rochesterk12.lib.OverDrive.com and sign in with your student's school computer login ID and password. Once signed in, start by clicking on Collections, and browse the High School collection. You can also use the left-side menu to narrow down the choices by interest level, reading level, eBook or audio format, and more.
eBooks on OverDrive are readable from almost any type of device through either a web browser or the OverDrive app and can be downloaded for offline reading. Download our helpful how-to guide here for more details.
In addition, take a look at the collection available through Rochester Hills Public Library's subscription too! Go to http://rochester.OverDrive.com and sign in with your public library card number. Between the two different collections, your child is bound to find his or her next favorite book! And speaking of finding new favorites, try this web site for ideas: http://whatshouldireadnext.com.
SENIORS REQUESTING FINAL TRANSCRIPTS
Final transcripts may be ordered at this time. Just a reminder that every senior must request a final transcript for the school they will be attending AND if it is a Common App school, one must also be sent to Common App. Please request “final transcript” and “HOLD FOR GRADES” in your Parchment account. Once grades are posted for the district, your transcript will be released. We are estimating the earliest will be June 27 for that processing date.
THE BEAUMONT SATURDAY SPRING SERIES
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS
Rochester High School is proud to announce five students are National Merit Scholarship Finalists. These five students placed among the top 15,000 in the nation and will now have the opportunity to be named a National Merit Scholar. Congratulations to Dipra Debnath, Mark Landry, Shreyans Munot, Cameron Page, and Andrew Smith!
INTERESTED IN JOINING NHS?
Any sophomore or junior students interested in joining National Honor Society are invited to join the sponsors Ms. Pierce and Ms. Messing-Mirabito and the NHS Officers for a short informational meeting on March 16 at 2:40 pm in the Media Center.
Any parents of sophomores or juniors who are interested in their student joining National Honor Society are invited to join the sponsors Ms. Pierce and Ms. Messing-Mirabito and the NHS Officers for a short informational meeting on March 8 at 4:30 pm just prior to parent-teacher conferences in the Auditorium.
Any parents of sophomores or juniors who are interested in their student joining National Honor Society are invited to join the sponsors Ms. Pierce and Ms. Messing-Mirabito and the NHS Officers for a short informational meeting on March 8 at 4:30 pm just prior to parent-teacher conferences in the Auditorium.
CHARITY WEEK PASSPORT
Announcing the 2016 Charity Week Passport benefiting Dutton Farm
March 13, 2017 - March 17, 2017 *A $50 Value available for $40 Purchasing a Charity Week Passport gives your RHS student: -1 ticket to the Sadie’s dance (Saturday, March 18) -Charity Week T-shirt -10 tickets towards our basket donation raffle -1 ticket to our coffee house night (Thursday, March 16) -1 coffee and 1 baked good on Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning -1 ticket to our Magic Show on Monday, March 13 Please click here to pay online! |
DONATE YOUR RECYLEBANK POINTS TO RHS
PTSA HEALTH AND WELLNESS
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PTSA & BOOSTER MEETING DATES
Join us for our our next PTSA or Booster Meeting!
PTSA meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 30, May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 14, April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 20, April 24, May 15
*There is a list of students who have paid and turned in a permission slip for the Senior All Night Party posted outside the Main Office. Please have your student stop by the Main Office to make sure they are on the list!
PTSA meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 30, May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 14, April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
March 20, April 24, May 15
*There is a list of students who have paid and turned in a permission slip for the Senior All Night Party posted outside the Main Office. Please have your student stop by the Main Office to make sure they are on the list!
RHS SPORTS
SPRING TRYOUT INFORMATION
All athletes are reminded they must have a physical, dated after April 15, 2016 before they can practice or tryout.
* Times below subject to change, due to elements.
Baseball
3/13- 3- 4:30 (Main Gym)
3/14- 6-7am (Main Gym)
3/15- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/16- 3- 4:30 (Main Gym)
3/17- 6-7am (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Eric Magiera – emagiera@rochester.k12.mi.us
Softball
3/13- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/14- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
3/16- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Laura Guzman – laurabguzman@gmail.com
Track
3/13- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/16- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Mall)
Contact Info: Larry Adams ladams@rochester.k12.mi.us
Boys Lacrosse
3/13- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/14- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/15- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/16- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/17- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Nick Facca – nfacca@gmail.com
Girls Lacrosse
3/13- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/14- 7:30-9(Main Gym)
3/15- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/16- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/17- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: David Hamel – davidhamelster@gmail.com
Girls Soccer
3/13- 6-7am (Main Gym)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
3/15- 6-7am (Main Gym) / 3-5:30 (Outdoors)
3/16- 6-7am (Main Gym) / 3:30-5 Oakland Yard
3/17- 3:30-5 Oakland Yard
Contact Info: Dustin Coleman- dustyarted@yahoo.com
Girls Tennis
3/13- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/16- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
Contact Info: Jerry Murphy- jerrydmurphy@gmail.com
Boys Golf
3/13- TBD
Contact Info: Vance Kirkwood- kirkwo14@gmail.com
* Times below subject to change, due to elements.
Baseball
3/13- 3- 4:30 (Main Gym)
3/14- 6-7am (Main Gym)
3/15- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/16- 3- 4:30 (Main Gym)
3/17- 6-7am (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Eric Magiera – emagiera@rochester.k12.mi.us
Softball
3/13- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/14- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
3/16- 4:30-6 (Main Gym)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Laura Guzman – laurabguzman@gmail.com
Track
3/13- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/16- 3-4:30 (Mall)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Mall)
Contact Info: Larry Adams ladams@rochester.k12.mi.us
Boys Lacrosse
3/13- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/14- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/15- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/16- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
3/17- 6-7:30 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: Nick Facca – nfacca@gmail.com
Girls Lacrosse
3/13- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/14- 7:30-9(Main Gym)
3/15- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/16- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
3/17- 7:30-9 (Main Gym)
Contact Info: David Hamel – davidhamelster@gmail.com
Girls Soccer
3/13- 6-7am (Main Gym)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Main Gym)
3/15- 6-7am (Main Gym) / 3-5:30 (Outdoors)
3/16- 6-7am (Main Gym) / 3:30-5 Oakland Yard
3/17- 3:30-5 Oakland Yard
Contact Info: Dustin Coleman- dustyarted@yahoo.com
Girls Tennis
3/13- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/14- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/15- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/16- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
3/17- 3-4:30 (Tennis Courts)
Contact Info: Jerry Murphy- jerrydmurphy@gmail.com
Boys Golf
3/13- TBD
Contact Info: Vance Kirkwood- kirkwo14@gmail.com
CHEER REGIONAL CHAMPS
After going undefeated last season, capturing conference, district, regional, and state championships, the Falcons knew they had their work cut out for them this season. Rochester moved closer with a regional title today, topping second place Adams, followed by Stevenson and Stoney Creek. Rochester will enters next weeks state finals on a five competition win streak, including winning conference, district, and regional titles.
Rochester will travel to the Delta Plex, in Grand Rapids, where they will compete at 6pm on Friday, March 3 for a shot at their 19th state championship.
Rochester will travel to the Delta Plex, in Grand Rapids, where they will compete at 6pm on Friday, March 3 for a shot at their 19th state championship.
TRACK ATHLETES COMPETE IN MITS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Several Falcon track athletes competed over the weekend at the MITS Indoor State Track Championships:
Alexa Ligon
Casie Nadasky
Amanda Lewis
Lauren Kaliszewski
Cate Bennett – All-State in the Weight Throw (Eighth Place)
Austin Remick
Kyle Johnson
Zac Schneck (pictured above on the far left) – All-State in the 4x400m Relay (Fifth Place)
All the athletes competed well and represented RHS as a part of the Breen Track Club!
Alexa Ligon
Casie Nadasky
Amanda Lewis
Lauren Kaliszewski
Cate Bennett – All-State in the Weight Throw (Eighth Place)
Austin Remick
Kyle Johnson
Zac Schneck (pictured above on the far left) – All-State in the 4x400m Relay (Fifth Place)
All the athletes competed well and represented RHS as a part of the Breen Track Club!